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The 54th Massachusetts: The Heroic Black Union Regiment
In the 19th century, the forced bondage and inhumane treatment of Black Americans fiercely divided the United States, North ...
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23rd Australian Infantry Battalion
The 23rd Battalion was raised in Victoria in March 1915 as the third battalion of the 6th Brigade. After initial training, it left Australia in March and arrived in Egypt, where it would complete its ...
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48th Australian Infantry Battalion
The 48th Battalion was raised in Egypt on 16 March 1916 as part of the "doubling" of the AIF. Roughly half of its new recruits were Gallipoli veterans from the 16th Battalion, and the other half, ...
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2 killed, 6 wounded in Basilan clash
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Two soldiers, both members of the Army’s 32nd Infantry Battalion, were killed while six others were wounded in an encounter in Basilan province on Wednesday ...
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‘One flag policy’: Trump admin tells US embassies they can’t fly the Pride, BLM flags
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Trump rules only the Stars and Stripes will be flown at State Department buildings around the world
WASHINGTON — It’s time to take pride in the American flag again, President Trump’s State Department said on Tuesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday banned flying any other flags ...
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Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian soldier reports harsh conditions, fatal accidents in regiment; unit launches investigation
Vitalii Holovnia, a soldier of the 78th separate air assault regiment, reported cases of self-detonation among his comrades due to fatigue and inadequate command orders. (Vitalii Holovnia / Facebook) ...
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American Flag Sitting Atop of the White House Lowered to Half-Staff Following Trump's Inauguration
According to U.S. flag code, "all federal buildings, grounds and naval vessels" will fly at half-staff for 30 days after the death of a president Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ...
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What Trump’s Pledge to Plant the U.S. Flag on Mars Really Means
The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang During his Inaugural Address on Monday ...
The Independent29d
One of Trump’s very first moves? Ordering flags at full mast on his inauguration despite Jimmy Carter mourning
But executive order No. 5, the first non-appointment related order, declares the flags be flown at full mast for the remainder of Monday and any future inauguration days. Trump ordered this after ...
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Flags are set to fly at half-staff until next week: Why they were at full-staff on Monday?
(NEXSTAR) — Flags across the U.S. are meant to be at half-staff for another eight days, but they were at full staff in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Why was the nation’s capital in defiance of a ...
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American Flags Raised to Full-Staff for Trump Inauguration Despite Jimmy Carter's Mourning Period
House Speaker Mike Johnson did Trump a favor on Jan. 20 by defying U.S. flag code at the Capitol and pausing Carter's mourning period Win McNamee/Getty; MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty; Jessica McGowan ...